The Food Supplements (England) Regulations 2003

Restrictions on sale relating to labelling etc of food supplements E+W

6.—(1) No person shall sell a food supplement which is ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment unless the name under which it is sold is “food supplement”.

(2) Without prejudice to [F1 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011], no person shall sell a food supplement which is ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment unless it is marked or labelled with the following particulars—

(a) the name of the category of any vitamin or mineral or other substance with a nutritional or physiological effect which characterises the product or an indication of the nature of that vitamin or mineral or other substance;

(b) the portion of the product recommended for daily consumption;

(c) a warning not to exceed the stated recommended daily dose;

(d) a statement to the effect that food supplements should not be used as a substitute for a varied diet;

(e) a statement to the effect that the product should be stored out of the reach of young children; and

(f) the amount of any vitamin or mineral or other substance with a nutritional or physiological effect which is present in the product.

(3) The information required by paragraph (2)(f) shall—

(a) be given in numerical form;

[F2 (b) in the case of a vitamin or mineral listed in [F3 Schedule 1 to the Nutrition (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019] be given using the relevant unit specified in brackets after the name of that vitamin or mineral;]

(c) be the amount per portion of the product as recommended for daily consumption on the labelling of the product;

(d) be an average amount based on the manufacturer’s analysis of the product; and

[F4 (e) in the case of a vitamin or mineral listed in [F5 point 1 of Part A of Annex XIII to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011], be expressed also as a percentage (which may also be given in graphical form) of the [F6 relevant reference value specified in that point]].

(4) No person shall sell any food supplement which is ready for delivery to the ultimate consumer or to a catering establishment if the labelling, presentation or advertising of that food supplement includes any mention, express or implied, that a balanced and varied diet cannot provide appropriate quantities of nutrients in general.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 6(2) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), Sch. 7 para. 26(a)

F2 Reg. 6(3)(b) substituted (1.1.2010) by The Food Supplements (England) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3251), regs. 1, 2(6)(a)

F3 Words in reg. 6(3)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Nutrition (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/651), regs. 1(1), 12(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Reg. 6(3)(e) substituted (1.1.2010) by The Food Supplements (England) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3251), regs. 1, 2(6)(b)

F5 Words in reg. 6(3)(e) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), Sch. 7 para. 26(b)(i)

F6 Words in reg. 6(3)(e) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Food Information Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1855), Sch. 7 para. 26(b)(ii)